Apparatus for stretching the armholes of coats.



J-. SOHLOSSER. APPARATUS FOR STRETGHING THE ARMHOLES 0P GOATS.

2 l 9 1 7H 1 #b p nu S d e t n m a D1 APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1912.

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. JOHN soHLoss'ER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUS FOR STRETCHING THE ARMHOLES OF COATS.

Specification of Letters Patent. latentedt Sept, 17 1912.

Application filed April 18, 1912. Serial No. 691,557.

To allnehom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN SCHI.-OSSER, residingin New York, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Apparatus for Stretching the Armholes of Coats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention .relates to an improved apparatus for stretching the arm-holes of coats.

Heretotore the armholes of coats, especially when sold in the stores for readymade clothing were stretched by hand by the fitters when only a slight widening of the stretching of the armhole was required.

" \Vhen, however, an enlargement of the armhole was necessary, then the seams of the lower portion of the armhole were opened, enlarged by. cutting, and then restitched again so as to give the required fit for the coat. Thisis connected withconsiderable loss of time and annoyance as in many cases the customer does not like to wait for the fitting, or has to call again for the coat.

The object of this invention is to enlarge the arm-holes quickly and effectively by mechanical means in such a manner that the customers canwait for the coat and that the necessity of calling again forit is dispensed with. For this purpose the apparatus comprises a stationary cylinder, having heads atboth ends, and provided in said heads with bearings for-a center spindle which has at one end a crank for operating the same and at the opposite end a screwthread said spindle being held in position by meansofsuitable collars so as to prevent any longitudinal shifting motion, a traveling screw nut on the threaded end of the spindle outside of the head of the cylinder, hinged quadrantal portions curved toward the spindle, and connected by means of pivot-links with the traveling nut, so as to be either moved in outward direct-ion or drawn back, into inward position as required for the widening of the armhole of the coat placed in position on the cylinder and the quadrantal, portion.

The invention consists further of certain details of construct-ion'which will be fully described hereafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, represents a PGISPBCUVG. view of my improved machine or apparatus for stretching the armholes of coats. Fig. Qis a "ertical longitudinal section of the same drawing, on a larger scale, and Fig. 3 is a vertical conical section on line 33, Fig. 2, drawn on a still larger scale.

Similart letters of reference denote the same parts in the different figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing a represents a cylinder which is made of wood, sheet metal or other suitable material and closed at both ends by means of heads a; The-cylinder a is supported by stationarystandards b, I), on a table t or other suitable support, so as to be at the proper height for the arms of the fitter. In the center-of the heads a' is supported in suitable bearings a center-spindle c, which is provided at one end with a hand wheel and a crank 0' attached to this wheel, and at the other end with a screw-thread on which is placed a traveling nut (Z, which nut is connected by meansof pivot-links d with quadrantal and in.- wardly-curved portions e, to the end of the cylinder 0!, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The screw spindle a is prevented from shifting in longitudinal direction by means of interior collars f which are attached to the spindle by set screws f. The traveling nut (Z is connected by the pivot-links (2' having forked ends with double ears (P that are arranged on plates d at the inside of the quadrantal and inwardly-curvedport-ions e of the machine, said pivot-Jinks serving for moving the quadrant-a1 port-ions in out-ward d1rect1ons as the traveling nut .is moved forward on the spindle in consequence of the turning of the same by the crank on the op )osite end thereof.

Vhen the coat is placed with its shoulder over the cylinder and the armhole over the quadrantal portions, as shown in Fig. 1, the

fitter slowly turns the crank and gradually moves the quadrantal portions in outward direction until the armhole is stretched sutli ciently. After having moved the quadrantal portions to the required degree, it is best to leave the armhole of the coat for some time on the enlarged quadrantal portions. tions inwardly the spindle is turned in. the

For returning the quadrantal por Y opposite directionso that the quadrantal portions are drawn back toward the spindle until they arrive in their former position,

coat with the stretched armhole from the end of the apparatus.

The advantages of my improved machine "are that coats can be fitted in the armholes while the customer is waiting, so as to dispense with the loss of time required in fitting as at present, or requesting the customer to return for the fitted coat.

By means of the apparatus the manual stretching which is uneven and uncertain, is dispensed with, and aperfectly uniform stretching for the arm holes obtained by the mechanical action of the quadrant-a1 portions on the same. The machine is also adapted for the ordinary custom-tailor, as it also enables him to fit easily, coats at the arm-holes for his customer Without the usual delay in fitting and stretching the size of the armholes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. ,A machine for stretching the armholes of coats which comprises a stationary cylinder, heads'at the endsof the same a centerspindle'supported in bearings of said heads and provided at one end with a crank, and

at the opposite end with ascrew-thread, a

traveling nut on the threaded portion of the splndle, quadrantal and inwardlycurved portions hinged to the end of the cylinder and pivot-link connections between the traveling nut and the quadrantal por tions for moving the same in outward or inward dlrection.

2. A machine for enlarging or stretching the armholes of coats, which comprises a cylinder, heads at both ends of the same supporting standards for .the cylinder, quadrantal and inwardly curved portions hinged to the end of the cylinder a centerspindle supported in bearings in the heads of the cylinder and provided with a crank at one end, and a screw-thread at the opposite end, stop collars on the spindle for preventing longitudinal shifting motion of the same, a traveling nut on the threaded end of the spindle, and pivot-link connections between the traveling nut and the inside of the quadrantal portions for moving the same in out-ward or inward-direction forenlarging the armholes of coats.

JOHN SOHLOSSER. I

Witnesses PAUI, GoEPEL, JOHN MURTAGH. 

